Faidros Kavallaris
Biography
b. 1950 Lapithos, Cyprus. Studied music and architecture. Musical studies in Europe (London, Paris and Darmstadt), India, China and Japan. Holds Doctorate of Musical Arts from Columbia University, New York. Influenced by the musical traditions of his native culture; particularly interested in Ancient Greek theatre and music. Guest lecturer at international summer school on Greek drama, Cyprus, 1999 and 2000, Belarus Academy of Music, 2000. Visiting professor at Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, 2001. Output includes music for traditional Cypriot, Chinese and Japanese instruments, works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, voice and solo instruments as well as music for dance and theatre.